2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts General Studies Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying liberal arts.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Brigham Young University - Provo has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts general studies ranking for non-traditional students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo. BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at BYU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. About 4,504 of the students at BYU are attending part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Adams State University. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population. Adams State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at Adams State is lower than is typical, just 3.3% of students default in three years. 1,116 students at Adams State are exclusively online. About 1,226 of the students at Adams State are attending part time.
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Regis University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Regis U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver. Regis U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at Regis U is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,010 students at Regis U that take at least one class online. About 1,583 of the students at Regis U are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Brigham Young University - Idaho as the #4 school in this year's rankings. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg. BYU - I not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 23,058 of BYU - I students are exclusively distance learners. 26,387 students are part time.
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Lewis - Clark State College earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 1,099 students at Lewis - Clark State College that take at least one class online. 1,646 students are part time.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,180 students at Colorado State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.
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Our rankings recognize Weber State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at WSU is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,573 students at WSU that take at least one class online. 17,729 students are part time.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.
About 3.1% of Colorado State University - Pueblo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,048 students at Colorado State University - Pueblo that take at least one class online. 3,072 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Colorado Mesa University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.
About 3.4% of Colorado Mesa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,172 students at Colorado Mesa that take at least one class online. 2,203 of Colorado Mesa students are attending part time.
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Southern Utah University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population. Southern Utah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at Southern Utah University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,613 students at Southern Utah University that take at least one class online. 4,998 students are part time.
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